HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-10-TMSSC-min TOWN MANAGER SEARCH SCREENING COMMITTEE MEETING (TMSSC)
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Minutes
Attendees: Sara Bothwell Allen, Bob Creech, Jill Hai - Chair, Heather Hartshorn, Vineeta
Kumar, Bob Mandeville, Janet Perry, Helen Yang, Charles Lamb —CEC liaison, Sean Osborne
—AC liaison, Alan Gould—MRI, Buzz Stampinski- MRI
The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:02 and then made a motion to move into executive
session under exemption 8, to consider applicants for employment by a preliminary screening
committee, as the chair declared that an open meeting would have a detrimental effect in
obtaining qualified applicants. By roll call, the committee entered executive session at 7:03
Committee returned to open session at 7:XX
Approximately 24 applications have been received. All qualified applicants will be sent essay
questions by July 15. Discussion of potential essay questions followed. The committee settled on
4 questions to be asked, covering sustainability, housing, collaboration, schools.
The essay questions will be accompanied by a request for an example of written work product.
Materials will be due back July 22. MRI will then conduct public domain search and telephone
interviews for all respondents. Application packets, including all submitted materials, will be
forwarded to the committee by July 30.
Interview questions will be determined at the next meeting. Each member to submit 3 or 4
questions they would like to ask to Kim Katzenback. Jill will bring compiled provisional list for
discussion to the August 7 meeting.
Schedule updates were established as follows:
• July 30-August 7 TMSSC members to review work product and essay responses
individually
• August 7, 7pm-9pm committee meeting to discuss full applicant packets and determine
which applicants to invite for interviews. [EXECUTIVE SESSION]
• August 22 (potentially all day) TMSSC to interview candidates in person and select
finalists [EXECUTIVE SESSION]
• August 28 Select Board interviews. [PUBLIC MEETING]
On motion made and seconded, minutes of 6/18/24 were unanimously approved.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:48